Huge cuts in public sector wages predicted
The Ontario Financial Accountability Office (FAO) expects average 1.7% wage “increases” in the public sector and 4.6% annual inflation over 2021/22 – 2023/24. As a result, it concludes real wages…
September 2022
Truth & Reconciliation Day Links
Some material for learning and reflection on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. – The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action can be found here, And Peter Zimonjic…
Legal Tweet of the Day: September 30, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: SCOTUS Justices shield spouses’ work from potential conflict of interest disclosures #law #legal #lawtwitter via @politico https://politi.co/3RvHbCp – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Eating on the road: Wings at Gabriel’s Gate in Buffalo
I’m a big fan of chicken wings. But chicken wings done right. In Toronto, I had Duff’s Famous Wings. In Ottawa, there’s not really any good spots for wings. Local…
Today
@DaisyGrp on today. pic.twitter.com/mB8UBdaA1F — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 30, 2022
Awe-Inspiring, Humbling And Perhaps Instructive
Despite the often-brave posturing we hear about rebuilding after natural disasters, perhaps it is time to lose the hubris and realize that yes, even North America is subject to the…
Truth And Reconciliation Day
The history of any nation is part of the history of humanity. That means that every nation must confront its Heart of Darkness. Some nations refuse to do that. At…
The return of fascism
“The Bankruptcy of the Liberal Ass.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. Energy and food bills are soaring. Under the onslaught of inflation and prolonged wage stagnation, wages are in free fall.…
Where have all the newspapers gone? Spoiler alert: They’re still here
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Leave ‘Em Laughing.
If you live in Ontario, you need to pay attention to premier Doug Ford. If you don’t, he and his conservatives could bankrupt us. He has totally screwed our healthcare…
Today’s News: Orange Shirt Day
Sept 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also called Orange Shirt Day – for settlers, it is a day for thoughtfulness, remembrance, acknowledgement of wrongdoing, apology, and…
Conservative political activist Craig Chandler files defamation lawsuit against political scientist Duane Bratt
Calgary conservative political activist Craig B. Chandler indicated on social media Wednesday he is suing Mount Royal University political scientist Duane Bratt for defamation. Mount Royal University political science professor…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk writes about the growing recognition that COVID-19 may have severe and long-term effects on the brains of people who get…
Legal Tweet of the Day: September 29, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario to pay additional $8 billion in wages if Bill 124 court challenge lost, report finds #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVToronto https://bit.ly/3dQXdt3 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: When should you make a Will?
The best time to time to prepare your Last Will is “right now.” The end product is only half the benefit. You also benefit from taking stock of all your…
The R Word
A recession, we’re told, is just around the corner. Heather Scoffield writes: Deloitte Canada joins economists at Bank of Montreal, Desjardins and Royal Bank in seeing two straight quarters of…
Campaign to prohibit illegal Israeli military recruitment in Canada gets big boost
IDF soldiers return from the Second Lebanon War in August 2006. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The campaign to oppose illegal Israeli military recruitment has broken new ground. The Liberal government…
Cuba’s Families Code a bold step forward for LGBTQ+ rights in the hemisphere
On September 18, Cuban citizens abroad voted in a popular referendum on the country’s proposed Families Code, a comprehensive revamp of social policy that includes some of the world’s most…
In Sheep’s Clothing.
Nor does the leopard change his spots. The news media seem to think that the new leader of the conservatives in parliament has discovered his nicer self. We can expect…
World News Day
Given that it is World News Day, a few reflections from the Star’s former public editor, Kathy English, seem appropriate: Trustworthy journalism is news and information that is accountable, accurate,…